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Awe-inspiring!
mbot: Without a removable battery I will never pay such an outrageous price. A $400 Android phone does the same things, has Gorilla Glass 5, has the same size battery and has a Snapdragon 835 cpu, so why would I pay for a silly prententious outrageously overpriced sh_tty iPhone??
These manufacturers are expecting us to throw the phone away after three years when the battery is not optimal anymore, planned obscelescence - but not on my ship. I will stick with $300 Android phones - $100 a year (30¢ a day) for a phone is all I'm willing to stomach.
Bring back removable batteries and I'll happily pay $699 for a phone.
@tkbslc There's still a decent amount of Android phones with removable batteries - you can find them if you use the respective filters here:
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/full#/phones/full/?f[120][]=1292&f[576]=2147
Not much to choose from if you want top-notch specs, though.
nametaken: 10/12 I chose the Nikon. The other 2 were Sony. None for Canon. This is weird, even as a Sony shooter myself, because I've always thought the jpeg outputs from Canon were several orders of magnitude better than Sony's...
@nametaken - I got the same exact results. This is the second blind test I took where Nikon easily beat Canon. Quite a surprise.
AmitRJPhotography: Unknown to many people - the guy in the article was asked to leave by Google. Since then he has been a fanboy of anything that is not Google.
I don't think he is an authority on image making and it surprises me that DPreview thinks it is important to publish what he thinks on the state of mobile photography or photography in general
If you rely solely on the official statements then you may get an incomplete picture.
For example, if you were to believe the official statements from Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer regarding their resignation and the official comments with regards to that from the White House, everything was nice and happened with mutual respect and dignity, with no back- or front-stabbing whatsoever.
It's not always that we get to see what's happening behind the scenes so publicly.
Photo #9 (by Dylan Jenkins) is my favourite. I can so relate to what that dog is feeling :)
Gonard: Just curious. Is there any smartphone today that is not made in China?
LG phones are proudly labeled as "Made in Korea":
https://img05.olx.com.pk/images_olxpk/125715176_4_1000x700_lg-g5-brand-new-mobiles.jpg
Batteries are usually are made in China, though.
Favorable Exponynt: Showing me the use of 4k in a 1920*1200 screen is convincing me i don't need it.
As Melchiorum already explained, even if your hardware and internet connection is not able to handle the original 4K video, you can easily see that the video which is available in YouTube 1080p mode (downsampled from 4K) is much sharper than video which is originally shot in 1080p resolution.
raindance: Just a casual observation, the Sony samples are pretty bad. I still don't understand the Sony obsession on dpreview, the image quality is meh.
Outside of that, the lens looks like a winner. I really love the Art series, albeit these days I have reverted back to OEM optics.
@MyReality
"The cream rises to the top... but so do dead fish" :)
https://youtu.be/plFLRKM8Uwg?t=4m11s
Favorable Exponynt: Microsoft, let's parachute our man into the worlds biggest phone company, screw it up, buy it screw it up some more, then sell it for some peanuts and decide you don't want to make hardware after all......
Spot on.
In light of DPreview's recent findings - http://www.dpreview.com/news/8547380272/cp-2016-sigma-mc-11-adapter-allows-dslr-lenses-full-range-of-af-modes-on-sony-bodies - you should update the text of the 10th slide:
"Realistically, though, a number of AF functions will be limited due to Sony's own restrictions - meaning no Eye AF, no Lock-on AF, and no phase detection in video."
vs.
"Sigma is the first brand of DSLR lenses to support Eye AF and Lock-On AF modes on Sony cameras, as well as smooth phase-detection in video. What's more, they work really well."
FRANCISCO ARAGAO: I wonder why every mobile phone camera is not like that.
Looked up that Oppo N1. Smart solution indeed and definitely better than this one.
Joe Ogiba: I shot some 4K UHD videos of the moon with my Samsung NX1 the past week with 920mm F9 and 1480mm F6.3 scopes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5qdZmTZVBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1n5HArrQI
screenshots :
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/494/19135580685_2b5f3436a7_o.png
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/516/19276653882_425f59c477_o.png
Impressive indeed!
I hope LG G4 review is on its way. Eager to see how good it really is - seems to have lots of potential.
Lightcapture: Good to see Dpreview doing a thecamerastoretv style of video review of these video-capable cameras!
TheCameraStoreTV shot the Olympus OM-D E-M5 II hands-on test with a Sony camera, so this time DPReview did a better job of giving an idea how the video footage from Olympus looks like.
kevin_r: Price of Sony A77II is now only $998 with instant $200 rebate at Adorama.
So if anyone is new to DSLRs or wanted to switch anyway, there's an equally appealing camera for the same money. Just doesn't have a touch screen.
@twhip It's not that bad - although it has some limitations (dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta77/4), it is still pretty flexible:
http://vimeo.com/28116427
Spot on:
canonwatch.com/little-bit-canon-see-impossible-humor
Artpt: I still can't understand why 4K video (or other codecs) can't be cooked into the firmware....if a smaller sensor smartphone handles a 50 Mps rate, why can't the latest group of cameras?....even a sensor crop to reflect the 8MP frames..
My only thought is that the video codecs are protected or limited to certain brands....wouldn't adding this feature at least attract attention in a crowded market?
DPR forum members, don't be shy and comment.,,,Olympus, please read...
Bigger sensors need an effective cooling system for shooting longer high quality videos without overheating. And generally the video quality on Olympus cameras is miles behind Sony and Panasonic. Obviously video is not a priority for Olympus.
Here's a bit more:
http://www.eoshd.com/content/13280/5-reasons-olympus-e-m1-will-not-get-4k-video
RadPhoto: Also, I woudn't trust the first batch coming from Fuji! I got the X-T1 and had the the faulted keypad and Fuji is still in denial!
Speaking of first batch coming from Fuji, X10 and its white orbs come in mind, too.